Quotes About Nations

The nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

The Republic is to parties what the tree is to parasites; the parties are the vermin of the nations, and it is important not to forget that it is with the various pretensions of these political religionaires that we must march by jerks of revolutions in insurrections, and insurrections in state of siege, to lead periodically to the burial of the dead, and to the payment of revolutionary bills which are the bonuses granted by the imbecility of all to the audacity of a few.

The destiny of nations depends upon the manner in which they feed themselves.

In 1585, after a year's siege by Parma's army, Antwerp - the chief stronghold of the revolt in the south - capitulated. From this point, the southern provinces were Spain's; the north was on its own. The second stage of this critical period of Low Countries history thus begins with the provinces divided. It is from this date that the firm shape of the two modern nations of Holland and Belgium starts to appear

I do think the ICC has financially helped Afghanistan and Ireland a lot, but I think it's crucial that the ICC provides these Associate nations with quality coaches to work on their basics.

I don't see why, if you look at how the Australian culture and psyche is, that we can't be amongst the most generous, from the grassroots up, nations in the world.

As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this.

And occasionally some of the nations that will be partners in this would probably not be, in terms of passing a pure human rights check, have everything going for them that you would like to have.

As to the first, I do not know that I have done very much myself to promote fraternity between nations but I do know that there can be no more important purpose for any man's activity or interests.

I don't want to force the peacekeeping nations to feel like I'm pushing them out.

Mr. Trump wants citizens of other nations to know that there is a legal process that needs to be followed, and that that process is only way to come to America.

Foreign policy is important.

The League of Nations could've been something really, really big... it wasn't. A lot of guys were frustrated about it in a way.

Surrounded by a burgeoning human population, Asian elephants have to contend with the spread of settlements and farming, and the demands of rapidly developing nations: plantations, mines, railways, and irrigation canals have carved up former wilderness.

The theoretical postulate of all diplomatic discussion between nations is the assumed willingness of every nation to do justice.

Let us return, however, to the League of Nations. To create an organization which is in a position to protect peace in this world of conflicting interests and egotistic wills is a frighteningly difficult task.

There is very little hope that the United States or anyone else can do much to stabilize Iraq, Libya, Syria or Egypt. Stabilizing Iran, and bringing it back into the family of nations, is much more possible. That would be a 'win' for both sides.

Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.

If you look at it, the history of comedy has always been strongest among the nations who have been persecuted the most.

There comes a time in the history of nations when their peoples must become fully reconciled to their past if they are to go forward with confidence to embrace their future.

The history of Germany is a mold for the history of Belarus.

The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.

I had this feeling that, somehow, we ought to be teaching not just the history of particular nations or particular regions, but the history of humanity.